we still know what makes us great. we still know that what makes us great is the fact that, if you work hard in this country, you can still make it. that vision we still believe in, the vision of a strong middle class is what we're fighting for. >>> we are listening to a fiery speech from president obama in cedar rapids, iowa, right now, important battleground state. we want to bring in congresswoman jackie spear, democrat. congresswoman, thank you for your time. we want to get you in on this conversation as we listen to the president. you hear the president making a case from the middle class, personal stories from the president we've heard in the past regarding the first lady. the heart of his message today is tax cuts for the middle class, a message he picked up strong on monday. today he got republicans saying that all democrats are not united behind this president in his effort to lower taxes for the middle class. >> i would disagree with that, first of all. i think it's important to make it clear that every ameri